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Recurring gripe: people on the left have social media and generative AI exactly backwards. Gen AI is the printing press: it cannot and will not be uninvented. It can run on a laptop at this point. Social media is a handful of specific companies with specific first mover and network effects.
February 18, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Recurring gripe: people on the left have social media and generative AI exactly backwards. Gen AI is the printing press: it cannot and will not be uninvented. It can run on a laptop at this point. Social media is a handful of specific companies with specific first mover and network effects.
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unironically chuck schumer could get more of his political agenda done by secretly agreeing with a presidential contender to let them bully him as part of their campaign platform
this focus group captures the duality of the Democratic base
Q: how do you feel about the Democratic Party?
A: irredeemable quislings may they rot in hell
Q: are there any Democrats you like?
A: yes all the ones who are running for president and many others too
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Q: how do you feel about the Democratic Party?
A: irredeemable quislings may they rot in hell
Q: are there any Democrats you like?
A: yes all the ones who are running for president and many others too
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Democratic Party, ICE, Trump: 13 Democratic Voters Discuss
The group discusses the Democratic Party’s response to Trump and his reshaping of American life.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:06 AM
unironically chuck schumer could get more of his political agenda done by secretly agreeing with a presidential contender to let them bully him as part of their campaign platform
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Also, noting that this set is intentionally NOT billed as a "Vol. 1," BFI folks said on FB that this must sell out, "and not years from now," if they're going to do another set. OrbitDVD has it in stock if you're in the US (and it's only $40 for a 5 film/3 disc set w/ bound booklet—which is crazy).
BFI has a Blu-Ray set of the new 4K transfers, for those who can play Region B discs: hmv.com/Store/Film-T...
Cinema Expanded: The Films of Frederick Wiseman | HMV Store
Cinema Expanded: The Films of Frederick Wiseman Blu-ray Box Set Free shipping over £20
hmv.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Also, noting that this set is intentionally NOT billed as a "Vol. 1," BFI folks said on FB that this must sell out, "and not years from now," if they're going to do another set. OrbitDVD has it in stock if you're in the US (and it's only $40 for a 5 film/3 disc set w/ bound booklet—which is crazy).
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I think this is directionally correct and honestly I'm less concerned about what it means for the left's take on AI than I am for the left's ability to metabolize new information and changing circumstances generally www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I think this is directionally correct and honestly I'm less concerned about what it means for the left's take on AI than I am for the left's ability to metabolize new information and changing circumstances generally www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
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A throughline for so much of the American political commentariat, from left to right, is the utter and total incomprehension that American actions have consequences.
February 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
A throughline for so much of the American political commentariat, from left to right, is the utter and total incomprehension that American actions have consequences.
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Along with the everything the vast majority of the audience here is not the politician and it is a moral error to treat them as if they are stand ins for the politician as opposed to a fellow resident of the country asking for due care.
February 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Along with the everything the vast majority of the audience here is not the politician and it is a moral error to treat them as if they are stand ins for the politician as opposed to a fellow resident of the country asking for due care.
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If you want to understand why rich guys are turning back to eugenics and recreating the rhetoric and theology of slavery, it’s because they know on some level this level of wealth inequality is unjustifiable bsky.app/profile/marl...
February 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If you want to understand why rich guys are turning back to eugenics and recreating the rhetoric and theology of slavery, it’s because they know on some level this level of wealth inequality is unjustifiable bsky.app/profile/marl...
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Hitler Jenkins
www.findagrave.com/memorial/137...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/137...
Hitler Jenkins (1941-1982) - Find a Grave Memorial
Find a Grave memorial for Hitler Jenkins born 5 Apr 1941 and died 13 Jun 1982. Buried at Bethel Christian Fellowship Cemetery, Pittsview, Russell County, Alabama, United States of America, North America
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February 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Hitler Jenkins
www.findagrave.com/memorial/137...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/137...
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"But, rest assured, this will be the sixth time we have gone woke, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it."
February 15, 2026 at 9:49 AM
"But, rest assured, this will be the sixth time we have gone woke, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it."
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I still think the internet is the best comp for AI. It was a bubble that popped, but the underlying tech turned out to be real. It enabled a bunch of psychosis and slop, but also some genuinely cool stuff. Massive labor market disruptions, but employment levels look about the same.
February 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I still think the internet is the best comp for AI. It was a bubble that popped, but the underlying tech turned out to be real. It enabled a bunch of psychosis and slop, but also some genuinely cool stuff. Massive labor market disruptions, but employment levels look about the same.
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emerald fennell is girl zack snyder. doesn't understand the source material but makes something very stylish.
the weirdest thing about wuthering heights is that other than the leads it actually has a fairly diverse cast.
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
emerald fennell is girl zack snyder. doesn't understand the source material but makes something very stylish.
this is mostly correct i think actually
This NYT column by @polgreen.bsky.social is the truest thing I've ever seen about the REAL reason public trust in the media collapsed
February 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
this is mostly correct i think actually
it really is wild people spent years getting mad about cultural appropriation instead of anything else
February 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
it really is wild people spent years getting mad about cultural appropriation instead of anything else
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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fascinated by how much convincing it takes these days to get someone to watch a movie. feel like i used to be able to tell friends, "It's pretty good, go see it!" and that'd be enough, but now they basically need the whole plot explained to them and assurances of the utmost quality and even then...
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
fascinated by how much convincing it takes these days to get someone to watch a movie. feel like i used to be able to tell friends, "It's pretty good, go see it!" and that'd be enough, but now they basically need the whole plot explained to them and assurances of the utmost quality and even then...
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Democrats have placated and pandered to the image in their minds of an independent, moderate working class voter with "concerns" about immigration. They have participated in the denigration of immigrants, and we're reaping the consequences now. It's time to try something different!
Abolition, Amnesty, Decriminalization, Open Borders
You may not believe immigration restrictions are racist, but racists believe immigration restrictions are racist.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Democrats have placated and pandered to the image in their minds of an independent, moderate working class voter with "concerns" about immigration. They have participated in the denigration of immigrants, and we're reaping the consequences now. It's time to try something different!
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I've really been quite impacted by my recent realization that there are still people who very much like Chuck Schumer, and are aggressively quick to defend him from even the most staid critiques about his obvious lack of charisma, strategic incompetence and zero understanding of modern media
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I've really been quite impacted by my recent realization that there are still people who very much like Chuck Schumer, and are aggressively quick to defend him from even the most staid critiques about his obvious lack of charisma, strategic incompetence and zero understanding of modern media
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i do not think it’s great that transgression has become the primary coin of the realm on the right
February 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
i do not think it’s great that transgression has become the primary coin of the realm on the right
that this is obviously post ironic makes it far more annoying than if it was sincere
February 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
that this is obviously post ironic makes it far more annoying than if it was sincere
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This is pretty common when thing on X dot com now. This thing where Principled Liberals engage with troglodyte gutter racists spewing slurs by just politely responding to them like peers in a debate club. It’s completely deranged.
this interaction (about me!) says everything you need to know about the Bay Area neolibs
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This is pretty common when thing on X dot com now. This thing where Principled Liberals engage with troglodyte gutter racists spewing slurs by just politely responding to them like peers in a debate club. It’s completely deranged.
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this idea that the Ds haven’t articulated a positive vision of masculinity is just … it’s not totally devoid of merit, but it’s mostly a narrative concocted to avoid offending a bad-faith norm in media that the customer/voter is always right.
iow: this is not a supply problem; it’s a demand problem
iow: this is not a supply problem; it’s a demand problem
“People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”
You can always count on @barackobama.bsky.social to give us an honest #CupOfJoe. I miss that.
The world is watching, & and the straws are adding up.
You can always count on @barackobama.bsky.social to give us an honest #CupOfJoe. I miss that.
The world is watching, & and the straws are adding up.
February 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
this idea that the Ds haven’t articulated a positive vision of masculinity is just … it’s not totally devoid of merit, but it’s mostly a narrative concocted to avoid offending a bad-faith norm in media that the customer/voter is always right.
iow: this is not a supply problem; it’s a demand problem
iow: this is not a supply problem; it’s a demand problem
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The Epstein Ballroom is such a postmodernist building:
The north facade is a clean copy of Hoban's windows. The portico mirrors one on the Treasury Department, and they've just bumped it from six to eight columns to match exactly. None of this has much relation to the interior.
Decorated shed.
The north facade is a clean copy of Hoban's windows. The portico mirrors one on the Treasury Department, and they've just bumped it from six to eight columns to match exactly. None of this has much relation to the interior.
Decorated shed.
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The Epstein Ballroom is such a postmodernist building:
The north facade is a clean copy of Hoban's windows. The portico mirrors one on the Treasury Department, and they've just bumped it from six to eight columns to match exactly. None of this has much relation to the interior.
Decorated shed.
The north facade is a clean copy of Hoban's windows. The portico mirrors one on the Treasury Department, and they've just bumped it from six to eight columns to match exactly. None of this has much relation to the interior.
Decorated shed.
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BlueSky is now the place where people cheerfully hang out with bots. It’s nice. I like it.
It feels a little like living on Sesame Street, where there’s a mix of humans and puppets, but the humans and puppets can interact nicely and learn together.
It feels a little like living on Sesame Street, where there’s a mix of humans and puppets, but the humans and puppets can interact nicely and learn together.
February 7, 2026 at 1:25 AM
BlueSky is now the place where people cheerfully hang out with bots. It’s nice. I like it.
It feels a little like living on Sesame Street, where there’s a mix of humans and puppets, but the humans and puppets can interact nicely and learn together.
It feels a little like living on Sesame Street, where there’s a mix of humans and puppets, but the humans and puppets can interact nicely and learn together.
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Minneapolis has real Boston 1775 vibes lately. No surprise that John Adams—a moderate farmer and lawyer, yet the principal agitator for independence—was radicalized against the English crown by its Eye of Sauron-like brutality against his city.
If you see what ICE is doing to my city and you’re still protecting it, you are the enemy and we will not forgive or forget you.
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Minneapolis has real Boston 1775 vibes lately. No surprise that John Adams—a moderate farmer and lawyer, yet the principal agitator for independence—was radicalized against the English crown by its Eye of Sauron-like brutality against his city.